Yssingeaux
Staying at Le Cygne Hotel**
Yssingeaux (pronounced ee-san-jo), an unusual name for an unusual city. The origin of the name is largely disputed: some believe it is related to the city’s coat of arms featuring five roosters crowing in the morning with the motto “evocant auroram”, while others consider that the name comes from the transcription of the local dialect “Lou cin djaï” (the five roosters).